Feb 2, 2024 | Athlete, Basketball, Inductees, Legends
HAROLD HUDGENS graduated from Ballinger High School in 1957. He then went to Texas Tech on a basketball scholarship and was an all-Southwest Conference selection while with the Red Raiders. The 6’10” Hudgens was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Honor in 2006...
Jan 11, 2024 | Basketball, Inductees, News
The Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame hosted a book signing event promoting Hall of Fame inductee Max Williams’ new book, The Last Shot, on November 18, 2023. Williams, an Avoca native, now lives in the Dallas area and this recently published book chronicles...
Jul 22, 2021 | Athlete, Basketball, Legends
Milton Martin was a member of Avoca’s 1955 Class B state championship basketball team. He scored 62 points in a game vs. Jim Ned, which is a school record. He was the leading scorer in the scholarship era at Hardin-Simmons with 1,584 points in four...
Jun 20, 2019 | Athlete, Basketball, Coach
Julie Roewe Goodenough, a native of Haskell, played on a Western Texas College team that went to the National Junior College Athletic Association national basketball tournament. She then played at Texas-Arlington, becoming one of the first Big Country girls to receive...
Jun 21, 2017 | Athlete, Basketball
Doyle Brunson led Sweetwater to the state basketball tournament in 1950 where he was the second highest scorer in the tournament with 49 points. He also played baseball at Sweetwater and then won the mile run at the state meet. At HardinSimmons, Brunson, who is in the...
